psychology
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Reasoning Training Increases Brain Connectivity Associated with High-Level Cognition
A number of studies across various domains– from juggling to taxi navigation to meditation to music to motor learning to processing speed– demonstrate the importance of experience on patterns of neural connectivity. Finally, the cognitive ability domain is catching up.
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Are You Telling the Right Story of Your Life?
A little self-compassion goes a long way in helping us tell our life stories to ourselves and to others.
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Unschooling and the Benefits of Unstructured Time - Part 1
Part 1 of a 2 part series discussing unschooling and the educational benefits of unstructured time.
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When You Hit a Brick Wall, Turn to Stone Like Carl Jung
Carl Jung played with stones during a time of deep confusion. His example illustrates some things we know about the science of creative insight and the making hands-at-work.
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The Albatross and the Chameleon
The curious case of domain dependency.
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Leading Psychological Science Journal Launches Initiative on Research Replication
Reproducing the results of research studies is a vital part of the scientific process. Yet for a number of reasons, replication research, as it is commonly known, is rarely published. Now, a leading journal is adopting a novel way to promote and publish well-designed replications of psychological studies.
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The New Psychology of Marketing
"(...) brands will become more powerful in the digital age, not less. Purchases will be more emotive and less rational. To compete, marketers will have to become experts on not only HTML5 and the mobile web, but also on the archetypal software of the human mind."
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How to have More Fun
Have you forgotten how to have fun? Elizabeth helps strengthen your play muscles to make time and space in your schedule for more fun, right now. Let the fun begin!
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How To Create A Science Prodigy
Can any kid become Jack Andraka? Can any kid become Michael Jordan?
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Why Great Ideas Get Rejected: From TEDxOU
Recent psychological evidence reveals a subtle bias against creative ideas.
